Pick 'n' Mix (Is this squid as big as i think?)

Exceptional day taking out my mate Stu, really nice to return the favor and let him enjoy the creature comforts of a boat over a jetski. although weirdly he still thinks Jigging on a ski is easier.... I can tell you its definitely not if your on the back haha. Caught an odd specimen that I though was humongous for the species let me know if i am right went about 21 inches top to tentacle and 7 inches wide at the hood!!
Big Thanks to Snapper head Tackle for the awesome array of jigs which help me to work my lures effectively in any current situation.
Jig Range: Sea Falcon & Tana Aiya Jigs from
www.snapperhead.co.nz
Slow pitch jigging: Rod - Oceans legacy pe 2.0 elementus
Reel - Penn Fathom OH
Super light Jigging: Rod - Okay fish Benda 2 pe.2.0
Reel - Penn Battle 3 4000
Heavy Mech Jigging: Rod - Daiwa Saltist
Reel - Daiwa Saltist Spin 6500H
Drone: DJI Mini pro 3
Cameras: Go pro Hero 10 & 11
Editing software: Da Vinci Pro 18

[@FrenchAdrift]

Nice work team! SPJ for the win!

[@Wellington_Waters_NZ]

Brilliant, thanks for putting the video together and for sharing. It brings me some hope that when I finally get a small boat next year I might actually have a decent shot at landing something! 😂 👍🤙

[@Reel-Torque]

Still to this day my biggest snapper was caught straight off the beach. I only have scrappy phone footage of it but what beast!!

[@Wellington_Waters_NZ]

@@Reel-Torque Dang, really?, here in Wgtn or further north?. 3x evening session to the beach at Paekākāriki over the last 3 weekends and nothing…. still that’s fishing I guess otherwise they would call it catching lol.

[@Reel-Torque]

Yeah waikanae beach 22.5lb 1st cast too. I tried for. Long time before that though.

[@Wellington_Waters_NZ]

@@Reel-Torque 😳what a monster Donk!. That’s a fish of a lifetime, congrats man! 👍🤙

[@danielcaughley6225]

I thought anything over 4" was huge

[@Reel-Torque]

Depends who,s asking i guess ;-)